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### Guess a number between 1 to 27 with 3 Yes/No/Maybe questions [duplicate]

Your best friend (Bob) comes to you with this problem. The Problem His teacher (Mr. Sam) will ask Bob to work out a number in his head between 1 and 27. Bob has to find the correct number, by asking ...
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### What's my number? [duplicate]

I am thinking of an integer $1,2$ or $3$. You can ask me only a single question to which I can reply "Yes", "No" or "I don't know". I will be completely honest. What will you ask me to figure out what ...
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### Thinking of O or 0 or O [duplicate]

I am thinking of one thing. It is either an ellipse (shape), Or, it is the letter O Or, it is the number 0 You can ask me one question and guess what the thing is. I can only answer No,or ...
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### Differentiate between the numbers from 1 to 5 with one single yes/no question

This question requires a bit of logical distortion to get the information required to answer the question. However, I've never seen it asked before what would happen if more modes of question ...
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### Thinking of a shape

This is on a similar thought process as a 2 year old puzzle on this site: You have one question to tell whether the number I'm thinking of is 1, 2, or 3 I am thinking of a shape. It is ...
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### Three doors, one question

A prisoner wakes up in an empty room (being seated on the floor against the wall). There are three solid doors on three of the room's walls: one to his left, one in the middle in front of him and one ...
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### Gaby and Jack's Number Guessing Game

Gaby, a good mathematician, thinks of a whole number between 1 and 100 inclusive. What is the least number of questions Jack needs to ask her, and what questions should those be, if he is to work out ...
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### Classic 2 Guards But With 3 Doors Instead

So the rules are almost the same : You get to ask just one question to whichever guard you want to (just 1 guard; asking both guards is not allowed) There are 2 guards, one tells the truth and ...